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Papyrus 1125
- Record Id:
- 040-003909156
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122679390.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147469786.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1125
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Texts (TM 14953, 25978, 25979, 25980)
- Scope & Content:
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Lower right papyrus (D) (SB XX 15170, TM 14953): Fragmentary petition from 98-117 or 238-244, apparently a protest against nomination to a public service. The back bears traces of the red stamp.
Other papyri (A-C): Fragmentary texts, all unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003909156 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1125 : Miscellaneous Texts (TM 14953, 25978, 25979, 25980) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2376]/040-003909156
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Four papyrus fragments not belonging together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper left papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 16 lines; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.
Upper right papyrus (B): Portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, written on both sides, along and across the fibres.
Lower left papyrus (C): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 13 lines with trace of another line at the top; no margin was left to the right. The back is blank.
Lower right papyrus (D): Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the central portions of 12 lines from the foot of a column; the lower margin measures 40 mm. The back is blank except for some traces of red ink.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147469786.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0000
- End Date:
- 0399
- Date Range:
- 1st century-4th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size: A: 125 x 35 mm; B: 121 x 125 mm; C: 100 x 35 mm; D:104 x 85 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 295 x 230 mm.
Script: A: Upright and rather regular hand of the literary type, with occasional serifs; B: Rapid cursive hands; C: Neat and regular sloping cursive hand; D: Neat and regular upright cursive hand; second cursive hand from line 8.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A-C: Egypt. D: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: A-C: Egypt. D: Soknopaiou Nesos (Dimeh), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 884-1178 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 June 1901.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. III 1125(a)
P.Lond. III 1125(b)
P.Lond. III 1125(c)
P.Lond. III 1125(d)
SB XX 15170 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum, 1907), p. 441.
A-C
Frederic G. Kenyon, Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, III (London: British Museum, 1907), p. lviii, no. 1125(a-c) descr.
D
Frederic G. Kenyon, Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, III (London: British Museum, 1907), p. lviii, no. 1125(d) descr.
Pieter J. Sijpesteijn, ‘Aponii in Egypt’, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 90 (1992), 238-39 (p. 239).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten, XX (Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz, 1997), no. 15170.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Soknopaiou Nesos, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt